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Best Public Schools in Schuylkill County, PA

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At a glance

Schools

18,692

Students

Districts

Top rankedBlue Mountain Elementary West School464^th of 1,511 Pennsylvania elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Mahantongo Elementary School up 304 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Gillingham Charter School 10.2 students per teacher

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4 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Keystone Exams Algebra I (2025)	Keystone Exams Biology (2025)	Keystone Exams Literature (2025)	PSSA Math (2025)							PSSA English Language Arts (2025)							Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Keystone Exams Algebra I 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Biology 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Literature 11th Grade	PSSA Math 3rd Grade	PSSA Math 4th Grade	PSSA Math 5th Grade	PSSA Math 6th Grade	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 4th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 5th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 6th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 7th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Gillingham Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	915 Howard Avenue	Pottsville	17901	Schuylkill County	Gillingham Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(570) 955-3830	233	23	10.2	107.3%	150 (64.4%)	17 (7.3%)	42 (18.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (8.6%)								(n/a)	8.3	16.7	61.5	20.0	16.7	16.6	15.8	13.3	14.2	16.1	35.7	29.4	41.7	26.3	46.7	28.5	34.1	$20,561	$1,701	$18,860
Blue Mountain High School	Public	9-12	1076 W Market St	Schuylkill Haven	17972	Schuylkill County	Blue Mountain School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 366-0511	791	67	11.8	37.7%	716 (90.5%)	8 (1.0%)	43 (5.4%)	8 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.0%)	65.3	252^nd of 681 public high schools	63.0%		72.3	183^rd of 686 public high schools	73.3%	69	39.3	61.7	71.6															$16,031	$371	$15,660
Blue Mountain Elementary East School	Public	K-5	675 Red Dale Rd	Orwigsburg	17961	Schuylkill County	Blue Mountain School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 366-1065	609	48	12.5	35.1%	543 (89.2%)	11 (1.8%)	39 (6.4%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.5%)	61.9	617^th of 1511 public elementary schools	59.2%		61.3	681^st of 1526 public elementary schools	55.4%	64				54.9	61.5	52.2				56.2	46.7	53.9	51.3				50.8	$16,618	$723	$15,895
Blue Mountain Middle School	Public	6-8	685 Red Dale Rd	Orwigsburg	17961	Schuylkill County	Blue Mountain School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 366-0546	561	41	13.7	39.6%	499 (88.9%)	6 (1.1%)	35 (6.2%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.9%)	58.1	357^th of 873 public middle schools	59.1%		66	296^th of 891 public middle schools	66.8%	61							26.6	39.6	24.1	30.0				54.4	60.4	44.6	53.1	$16,458	$336	$16,123
Blue Mountain Elementary West School	Public	K-5	20 North Front St	Friedensburg	17972	Schuylkill County	Blue Mountain School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(570) 739-4461	451	36	12.6	38.8%	396 (87.8%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (9.1%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)	70.1	464^th of 1511 public elementary schools	69.3%		78.4	320^th of 1526 public elementary schools	79.0%	144				75.3	71.0	43.5				63.5	61.6	55.1	47.8				55.0	$18,295	$740	$17,554
North Schuylkill Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	15 Academy Lane Route 61	Ashland	17921	Schuylkill County	North Schuylkill School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 874-0495	1,003	63	16.0	56.9%	828 (82.6%)	22 (2.2%)	121 (12.1%)	6 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (2.4%)	34.8	478^th of 681 public high schools	29.8%		43.1	445^th of 686 public high schools	35.1%	33	34.8	26.7	59.7					24.4	29.4	27.0					46.1	45.6	45.8	$15,279	$683	$14,596
North Schuylkill Elementary School	Public	K-6	38 Line St	Ashland	17921	Schuylkill County	North Schuylkill School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 874-3661	1,064	76	13.9	59.4%	849 (79.8%)	19 (1.8%)	140 (13.2%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.4%)	49 (4.6%)	25.2	1135^th of 1511 public elementary schools	24.9%		36.3	1056^th of 1526 public elementary schools	30.8%	79				34.5	39.1	26.2	10.8			28.7	29.8	35.2	28.6	38.5			32.9	$13,608	$1,407	$12,201
McAdoo-Kelayres El/Middle School	Public	K-8	15 Kelayres Rd	McAdoo	18237	Schuylkill County	Hazleton Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 459-3111	900	57	15.8	97.4%	280 (31.1%)	8 (0.9%)	583 (64.8%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (2.8%)	18.7	1224^th of 1511 public elementary schools	19.0%		11.6	1335^th of 1526 public elementary schools	12.5%	111				24.0	16.0	10.0	8.1	5.4	4.6	11.1	38.0	41.4	20.0	35.1	24.8	18.3	29.1	$11,083	$1,057	$10,025
Mahanoy Area Elementary School	Public	K-6	1 Golden Bear Dr	Mahanoy City	17948	Schuylkill County	Mahanoy Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 773-3443	589	50	11.8	99.3%	286 (48.6%)	12 (2.0%)	271 (46.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (2.9%)	13.2	1298^th of 1511 public elementary schools	14.1%		16.4	1267^th of 1526 public elementary schools	17.0%	31				26.9	13.8	11.9	13.6			17.1	15.4	12.5	13.8	39.2			20.8	$17,227	$996	$16,230
Mahanoy Area Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	1 Golden Bear Dr	Mahanoy City	17948	Schuylkill County	Mahanoy Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 773-3443	543	35	15.7	98.7%	287 (52.9%)	16 (2.9%)	227 (41.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.2%)	28.9	504^th of 681 public high schools	26.0%		19.7	558^th of 686 public high schools	18.7%	54	40.7	30.5	40.4					11.3	7.1	9.1					20.0	10.8	15.3	$14,816	$124	$14,692
Early Childhood Edu Center	Public	PK-K	24 Llewellyn Road	Pottsville	17954	Schuylkill County	Minersville Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 544-1400	101	6	16.0	101.0%	78 (77.2%)	1 (1.0%)	15 (14.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (6.9%)								(n/a)																		$15,506	$660	$14,847
Minersville Area Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	40 High School Lane	Pottsville	17901	Schuylkill County	Minersville Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 544-1400	481	35	13.7	103.3%	394 (81.9%)	17 (3.5%)	60 (12.5%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	32.2	490^th of 681 public high schools	28.0%		27.3	518^th of 686 public high schools	24.5%	28	28.2	33.8	56.3					19.4	16.1	17.9					43.3	51.6	47.2	$16,273	$486	$15,787
Minersville Area Elementary Center	Public	1-6	North Fifth Street	Minersville	17901	Schuylkill County	Minersville Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 544-1400	468	35	13.2	97.2%	366 (78.2%)	14 (3.0%)	74 (15.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.8%)	36.4	1010^th of 1511 public elementary schools	33.2%		44.2	961^st of 1526 public elementary schools	37.0%	49				34.6	28.6	34.4	28.4			31.4	32.1	42.3	41.2	52.6			42.1	$17,267	$1,241	$16,026
Pine Grove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	107 School Street	Pine Grove	17963	Schuylkill County	Pine Grove Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 345-2731	563	45	12.5	48.1%	526 (93.4%)	3 (0.5%)	24 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.8%)	69	488^th of 1511 public elementary schools	67.7%		72	452^nd of 1526 public elementary schools	70.4%	36				59.1	68.8					63.9	55.4	58.5					57.1	$14,622	$1,543	$13,079
Pine Grove Area High School	Public	9-12	101 School Street	Pine Grove	17963	Schuylkill County	Pine Grove Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 345-2731	495	38	13.2	41.2%	477 (96.4%)	4 (0.8%)	7 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	28.9	503^rd of 681 public high schools	26.1%		62.9	261^st of 686 public high schools	62.0%	242	43.1	35.2	27.9															$15,728	$1,424	$14,303
Pine Grove Area Middle School	Public	5-8	105 School Street	Pine Grove	17963	Schuylkill County	Pine Grove Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 345-2731	411	39	10.6	47.0%	385 (93.7%)	4 (1.0%)	8 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.2%)	53.5	398^th of 873 public middle schools	54.4%		44.4	520^th of 891 public middle schools	41.6%	122						45.9	32.3	33.1	32.3	35.5			34.1	35.5	42.2	56.6	42.5	$16,911	$979	$15,933
Clarke Elementary Center	Public	K-4	601 North 16th St	Pottsville	17901	Schuylkill County	Pottsville Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 621-2945	892	68	13.1	70.1%	560 (62.8%)	50 (5.6%)	202 (22.6%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.6%)	69 (7.7%)	27.8	1106^th of 1511 public elementary schools	26.8%		38.2	1027^th of 1526 public elementary schools	32.7%	79				33.5	40.4					37.1	31.5	37.9					34.8	$14,042	$839	$13,203
Pottsville Area High School	Public	9-12	16th Street & Elk Avenue	Pottsville	17901	Schuylkill County	Pottsville Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 621-2960	976	56	17.3	59.7%	711 (72.8%)	66 (6.8%)	158 (16.2%)	7 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	32 (3.3%)	43	438^th of 681 public high schools	35.7%		60.7	286^th of 686 public high schools	58.3%	152	40.4	38.0	58.0															$14,041	$839	$13,202
Lengel Middle School	Public	5-8	1541 Laurel Blvd	Pottsville	17901	Schuylkill County	Pottsville Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 621-2923	720	54	13.3	63.2%	483 (67.1%)	56 (7.8%)	131 (18.2%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	44 (6.1%)	34.7	566^th of 873 public middle schools	35.2%		50.6	457^th of 891 public middle schools	48.7%	109						41.6	21.0	29.1	23.9	28.3			35.5	29.9	37.3	32.7	33.8	$14,042	$839	$13,203
Schuylkill Haven Middle School	Public	5-7	120 Haven Street	Schuylkill Haven	17972	Schuylkill County	Schuylkill Haven Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 385-6708	255	23	11.2	54.9%	219 (85.9%)	2 (0.8%)	26 (10.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.7%)	34.9	565^th of 873 public middle schools	35.3%		47.6	489^th of 891 public middle schools	45.1%	76						31.2	27.0	17.8		25.6			29.9	36.0	41.1		35.5	$17,824	$949	$16,876
Schuylkill Haven Senior High School	Public	8-12	501 East Main Street	Schuylkill Haven	17972	Schuylkill County	Schuylkill Haven Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 385-6717	455	36	12.8	42.9%	403 (88.6%)	2 (0.4%)	33 (7.3%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.4%)	58.3	309^th of 681 public high schools	54.6%		64.5	252^nd of 686 public high schools	63.3%	57	45.3	53.5	61.6						13.9	13.9						60.5	60.5	$17,455	$509	$16,945
Schuylkill Haven Elementary Center	Public	K-4	701 East Main Street	Schuylkill Haven	17972	Schuylkill County	Schuylkill Haven Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 385-6731	451	39	11.4	59.2%	387 (85.8%)	4 (0.9%)	47 (10.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.7%)	55.3	742^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	50.9%		61	689^th of 1526 public elementary schools	54.8%	53				56.7	57.2					56.9	52.6	42.4					47.6	$15,715	$1,189	$14,526
Shenandoah Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	805 West Centre Street	Shenandoah	17976	Schuylkill County	Shenandoah Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 462-2796	726	59	12.3	95.5%	220 (30.3%)	29 (4.0%)	468 (64.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.1%)	15.3	1268^th of 1511 public elementary schools	16.1%		22.4	1186^th of 1526 public elementary schools	22.3%	82				25.6	8.2	14.1	20.5			17.8	30.5	23.0	12.8	30.7			24.6	$15,459	$2,720	$12,738
Shenandoah Valley Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	805 West Centre Street	Shenandoah	17976	Schuylkill County	Shenandoah Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 462-1957	546	38	14.3	98.7%	173 (31.7%)	14 (2.6%)	351 (64.3%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	25.5	523^rd of 681 public high schools	23.2%		25.2	537^th of 686 public high schools	21.7%	14	30.3	34.9	41.7					4.7	8.9	6.7					23.3	23.0	23.2	$17,034	$936	$16,097
Saint Clair Area El/Middle School	Public	K-8	227 S Mill St	Saint Clair	17970	Schuylkill County	Saint Clair Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 429-2716	547	44	12.4	64.5%	401 (73.3%)	29 (5.3%)	92 (16.8%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.7%)	49.5	832^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	44.9%		55.9	780^th of 1526 public elementary schools	48.9%	52				48.8	50.0	65.1	31.3	36.2	18.9	40.0	58.1	47.9	34.9	34.4	33.3	22.7	37.5	$26	$00	$25
Tamaqua Area Middle School	Public	6-8	502 Penn Street	Tamaqua	18252	Schuylkill County	Tamaqua Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 668-1210	488	35	14.0	58.2%	404 (82.8%)	21 (4.3%)	62 (12.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35.1	563^rd of 873 public middle schools	35.5%		49.2	470^th of 891 public middle schools	47.3%	93							23.7	30.2	13.2	22.4				39.9	37.5	32.6	36.7	$10,715	$361	$10,354
West Penn Township Elementary School	Public	K-5	185 School Dr	New Ringgold	17960	Schuylkill County	Tamaqua Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 386-5051	250	19	13.3	46.8%	220 (88.0%)	5 (2.0%)	21 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	47.4	860^th of 1511 public elementary schools	43.1%		63.3	630^th of 1526 public elementary schools	58.7%	230				56.2	63.9	21.3				48.7	53.1	38.9	30.3				42.3	$10,219	$270	$9,949
Tamaqua Area Senior High School	Public	9-12	500 Penn St	Tamaqua	18252	Schuylkill County	Tamaqua Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 668-1901	613	45	13.7	57.4%	482 (78.6%)	19 (3.1%)	104 (17.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	52.1	364^th of 681 public high schools	46.5%		58.4	313^th of 686 public high schools	54.4%	51	46.2	44.2	60.3															$12,117	$383	$11,734
Tamaqua Elementary School	Public	K-5	Boyle Ave	Tamaqua	18252	Schuylkill County	Tamaqua Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 668-3306	697	42	16.5	67.4%	504 (72.3%)	35 (5.0%)	151 (21.7%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	33.5	1044^th of 1511 public elementary schools	30.9%		41.4	994^th of 1526 public elementary schools	34.9%	50				28.5	37.2	48.5				37.7	39.8	31.4	37.2				35.9	$8,817	$671	$8,146
Mahantongo Elementary School	Public	K-6	1200 Ridge Rd	Klingerstown	17941	Schuylkill County	Tri-Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 648-6062	148	9	16.8	48.6%	145 (98.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	58.1	689^th of 1511 public elementary schools	54.4%		41.5	993^rd of 1526 public elementary schools	34.9%	304				60.9	58.4	26.3	43.5			46.8	65.2	50.0	36.8	52.1			52.0	$13,240	$546	$12,694
Hegins-Hubley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1801 W Main St	Valley View	17983	Schuylkill County	Tri-Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 682-9011	307	25	12.3	42.3%	288 (93.8%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	48.5	848^th of 1511 public elementary schools	43.9%		53	827^th of 1526 public elementary schools	45.8%	21				68.3	56.4	24.3	23.2			43.1	63.4	41.0	35.1	41.9			45.6	$15,758	$1,725	$14,034
Tri-Valley Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	155 E Main St	Hegins	17938	Schuylkill County	Tri-Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 682-3125	427	34	12.6	34.2%	408 (95.6%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.6%)	55.8	332^nd of 681 public high schools	51.2%		35.9	484^th of 686 public high schools	29.4%	152	30.3	59.1	66.7					25.0	11.5	17.9					43.8	57.2	50.8	$15,401	$750	$14,650
Williams Valley Elementary School	Public	K-6	10400 State Route 209	Tower City	17980	Schuylkill County	Williams Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 647-2167	497	38	13.1	98.2%	415 (83.5%)	10 (2.0%)	40 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.2%)	17.3	1245^th of 1511 public elementary schools	17.6%		22.3	1188^th of 1526 public elementary schools	22.1%	57				25.0	37.7	29.8	20.8			28.5	21.2	14.5	10.3	30.2			18.6	$13,972	$1,204	$12,768
Williams Valley Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	10330 State Route 209	Tower City	17980	Schuylkill County	Williams Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 647-2167	433	32	13.4	79.9%	379 (87.5%)	10 (2.3%)	32 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.8%)	6.6	618^th of 681 public high schools	9.3%		31.4	505^th of 686 public high schools	26.4%	113	11.1	18.8	24.6					5.3	0.0	2.8					14.7	19.7	17.0	$14,803	$349	$14,454
Schuylkill Technology Centers-North Campus	Public	9-12	101 Technology Drive	Frackville	17931	Schuylkill County	Schuylkill Technology Centers	No	No	No	No	(570) 874-1034	1	16	.0		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Schuylkill Technology Centers-South Campus	Public	9-12	15 Maple Avenue	Mar Lin	17951	Schuylkill County	Schuylkill Technology Centers	No	No	No	No	(570) 544-4748	0	17	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

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